Precarious Times for Central Asian Migrants in Russia

Sherzod Eraliev; Rustam Urinboyev

doi:10.1525/curh.2020.119.819.258

Precarious Times for Central Asian Migrants in Russia

Sherzod Eraliev, Rustam Urinboyev

Sociology of Law Department

University of Helsinki

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Abstract

Russia has become a magnet for migrant workers from other post-Soviet countries, especially Central Asians. Although Russian business elites generally welcome this cheap labor source, the government has deferred to, and at times encouraged, xenophobic popular sentiment. Steadily tightening immigration rules have forced many foreign workers into the informal economy, where they are vulnerable to exploitation. The pandemic and accompanying lockdowns have only added to their difficulties.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	258-263
Number of pages	6
Journal	Current History
Volume	119
Issue number	819
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2020.119.819.258
Publication status	Published - 2020 Sept 21

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International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Law

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COVID 19
migration politics
Central Asian migrants
Russia

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1 Book chapter

Smartphone Transnationalism in Non-Western Migration Regimes: Transnational Ethnography of Uzbek Migrant Workers in Russia
Urinboyev, R., 2021 May 27, Labour, Mobility and Informal Practices in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Power, Institutions and Mobile Actors in Transnational Space. Tuareva, R. & Urinboyev, R. (eds.). London and New York: Routledge, p. 89-113 25 p. (Routledge BASEES series).
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MISHA: Migration, Shadow Economy and Parallel Legal Orders in Russia
Heusala, A.-L. (PI), Urinboyev, R. (CoI) & Aitamurto, K. (CoI)
2017/02/01 → 2020/12/31
Project: Research
Migration and Legal Cultures in Post-Soviet Societies: Ethnographic Study of Uzbek Migrant Workers and Their Families
Urinboyev, R. (PI)
2014/05/01 → 2017/12/31
Project: Research

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Smartphone Transnationalism in Non-Western Migration Regimes: Transnational Ethnography of Uzbek Migrant Workers in Russia

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MISHA: Migration, Shadow Economy and Parallel Legal Orders in Russia

Migration and Legal Cultures in Post-Soviet Societies: Ethnographic Study of Uzbek Migrant Workers and Their Families

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